Pocket for aprons or other garments



Nov. 10, 1925- A. JENKINS POCKET FOR APHONS OR OTHER GARMENTS Filed April 27. 1922 Patented Nov. it), 1925.

UNITED STTES 1,560,932 PATENT UFFIQE.

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Application filed April 27, 1922. Serial No. 556,936.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, Anon; Jenkins, a citizen of the United States, and a resident olYPortland, county of Multnomah, and State of (liregtm, have invented a certain new and useful ln'iprovement in Pockets :tor Aprons or Other Garnents, of which the following is a specification.

The object ot my invent-ion is to provide a pocket tor aprons, and other garments QSPGClttlly such as worn by surgeons and intrses-piovided with a pocket which is adapted to carry the weight of thearticle placed therein in such manner as not to cause the mouth of the pocket to gap open; also. so as to mitigate largely the distortions of" the garment at the pocket; also, to adapt the pocket to carry an article covered by the pocket altho of greater height than the depth of the pocket below its month.

attain my object by making my pocket with a lining preferably arranged substantiallyas tollows: The lining of the pocket is sewed to the interior face of the garment material, thedatter being provided with the usual. slit constituting the mouth of the pocket. The upper end of the lining is stitched a substantial distance above said mouth, preferably to a piece sewed to the garment for reinforcing the material at the place of attachn ient. The lower end of the lining is secured to the material a substantial distance below said mouth, the lining being arranged to bag at its lower end. And the lining is formed with vertical folds, traversing the middle portion of the mouth and extending from the bottom of the poohct to a point located substantial distance above the mouth, thereby providing space above the; mouth for receiving the upper part of an article carried by the pocket, of greater height than the depth of the latter below its mouth; said. folds being adapted to provide a fullness to the pocket both lengthwise and crosswise. 3

The above mentioned features and other details of my invention are shown in the ac companying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is the outside view of an apron like garment provided with my improved pocket;

Fig. 2 is an interior view of the same pockct shown inFig. 1; I

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section of the pocket shown in Figs. 1 and Fig, 41; is a larger scaled cross sectional view taken centrally across the mouth of cal folds of the pocket assume a list torn-i when the pocket carries no weight;

Fig. 6 indicates a pattern of the material used to make up the lining of my imjn'oved pocket;

Fig. 7 indicates a pattern tor a piece of material which may be used to connect the bottom. end of the lining oi the pocket to the material of the garment;

Fig. 8 indicates a pattern of my pocket modified so as to be adapted for a coat;

Fig. 9 is a view in elevation illustrating the use oi? the pocket shown in Fig. 8.

The mouth of the pocket is formed by cutting a horizontal slit in the material a. To the upper and lower edges, 6, b of the month (See Fig. l) are preferably sewed pieces of folded selvage or tape 0, c, the slit edges of the mouth being folded back. upon itself, as at (Z, cl, and the tapes 0 are sewed to material a at c, 6, thus forming a very strong reinforced pocket mouth as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. l

The lining f of the pocket is stitched at the top to the material a and the band 9. These stitches are located a substantial distance above the pocket mouth. The lining extends a substantial distance below said mouth. The bottom end of the lining f is preferably sewn to a small piece of material h, at h, Fig. 3, which in turn is sewn to the inner side'ot the material a at 2'. l

The lining f is formed with a series ot vertical plaits or folds as j extending :trom the bottom of the pocket, or the seam h to a point near the top of the pocket as shown in Fig. 3. The lining is arranged to bag slightly atthe bottom as shown also in Fig. 3. y This construction provides the pocket liningivith atullness both lengthwise and crosswise, and in so doing provides ample space for the article to be carried in the pocket.

The lining portion above the mouth of the pocket provides a space for holding the upper part of an article of greater length than the lining portion below the mouth.

The upper part of the lining is arranged to converge towards vertical lines coincident with the lateral ends of the folds. In this way the folded part of the lining carries the greater part of the weight carried by the pocket, and tends to prevent or lessen the pulling open of the mouth of the pocket by such weight.

I also prefer to provide small darts as 70 in the lower corners of the pocket lining, such construction tending to prevent dust from gathering behind the folds of the pocket tending to hold the pocket in rounded form.

Altho I have shown my improved pocket as especially designed for a womans apron or skirt, more particularly nurses aprons, it is equally well adapted for a coat like garment because of the features above described.

The latter application of my invention is illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9. The lining m is sewn to the coat material 0. The upper end in this does not extend quite as much above the pockets mouth 7, and for strength in construction is fastened to a re-enforcing strip 41. The folds and g correspond to folds j and 7c of Fig. 2; and the darts q to the darts is shown in the latter Fig. 2. Unimportant details may be varied as desired.

If desired the mouth of the pocket may be provided with a flap as indicated by s in Fig. l.

I claim:

1. An apron-like garment provided with a tying band and formed with an elongate slit constituting the mouth of a pocket, and a lining secured to the material of the garment and extending above and below the elongate slit the upperend of the lining being secured substantially in line with the tying band and materially above the elongate slit, said lining being formed with vertic-a1 plaits or folds extending materially above and below the elongate slit, whereby to provide a pocket having an article receiving portion above and below the entrance to the pocket with the wall of the pocket of extra fullness both above and below the pocket entrance.

2. An apron-like garment having a tying band and formed with an elongate slit a distance below the band to provide a pocket entrance, a lining forming a pocket wall sccured to the garment with its respective upper and lower secured edges a material distance above and below the pocket ontrance, the material of the pocket wall being formed to provide longitudinally extending plaits of a character to permit said wall to lie flat against the garment when the pocket is not in use, thepla-its extending to the lower end of the pocket wall and throughout the length of said wall to a point materially above the pocket entrance.

3. An apron-like garment having a tying band and formed an appreciable distance below the same with an elongate slit providing a pocket entrance, a lining secured to the garment to provide apocket wall, a strip of material secured to the garment be low the pocket entrance, the upper edge of the lining being secured to the garment at substantially the band line and the lower end of the lining secured to the free edge of said strip, the length of the lining exceeding the distance between its secured points to provide a bag forn'iation at the lower end of the pocket. l. An apron-like garment having a tying band and formed an appreciable distance below the same with an elongate slit providing a pocket entrance, a lining secured to the garment to provide a pocket wall, a strip of material secured to the garment below the pocket entrance, the upper edge of the lining being secured to the garment at substantially the band line and the lower end of the lining secured to the free edge of said strip, said lining above the pocket being of 'radually reduced width to provide an upper securing portion of less width than the correspoi'iding dimension of the pocket entrance, whereby the weight of the articles in the pocket is supported from a restricted centrally disposed portion of the garment and avoids a tendency to spreading the margins of the pocket entrance.

5. In a garment, a reinforced supporting portion, a piece supported pendent from such portion, being provided with a horizontal elongate slit constituting the mouth of a pocket, a lining secured to said supporting portion and the material of the garment. said lining being formed with one or more vertical pleats or folds to provide a fullness constituting a pocket, and extending a substantial distance both above and below said slit, with the latter located somewhat nearer the lower than the upper end of the pocket,

thereby to adapt the upper end of the poeket to receive and hold the upper portion of an article of greater length than the depth of the pocket below its mouth.

ADDIE JENKINS. 

